Columbus Circle

A Man Was Shot In The Head Near Columbus Circle Yesterday. What The Hell Happened?

At around 2pm yesterday, Brandon Woodward, 31, was walking around Columbus Circle near 58th Street. Visiting the Big Apple from Los Angeles, he temporarily left behind a criminal record and a young girl but, according to his father, he was enrolled in law school to clean his act up. Except, in a hor ... More >>

Masak: Asian Rustic

They're slinging Singapore food in the East Village

City OKs Another Art Installation Despite Artist-Vendor Policy (UPDATE)

As we have pointed out before, the Department of Parks and Recreation is totally down with traffic-blocking art installations but not cool with unregulated artist-vendors because said vendors allegedly block traffic and mess with public spaces' aesthetic. Yea, we are confused by the Department's a ... More >>

Free Yoplait Greek Yogurt Samples On Friday, But Is It Actually Yogurt?

[See More Events: Free Gluten-Free Pudding On The Upper East Side | Food Truck Festival At South Street Seaport] Another free food event for this week (check out the others here and here). Yoplait will be giving out free samples of their Greek yogurt on August 3 from 7am-11am. The new product calle ... More >>

On the Eve of May Day, a Raft of Suits Against the NYPD Over Treatment of Protesters

There are fewer than 24 hours to go before Occupy Wall Street activists, unions, and immigrant groups launch a day-long series of protests that may well constitute some of the largest demonstrations in the city's recent history. All indications are that the police are getting ready too: large group ... More >>

Live: Bill Callahan Brings The Countryside To Lincoln Center

​Bill Callahan American Songbook @ Lincoln Center Wednesday, February 8 Better than: Trying to catch a cab outside of Lincoln Center. First, a confession: I had never been to Lincoln Center in my four and a half years living in New York City. I was not prepared for seeing this show with a ba ... More >>

Handy Guide to FiTR Xmas Coverage, Including Last-Minute Gift Suggestions

​This year, Fork in the Road pulled out all the stops in our Christmas/Hanukkah/Kwanzaa coverage, given you hints on where to shop, what gifts to buy, and examining holiday rituals from a cynical point of view. Here is a guide to our coverage, in case you haven't had enough of the holidays al ... More >>

Eating at Holiday Markets: The South Street Seaport

Lauren Shockey​'Tis the season to spend mad money on everyone in your life. If you're not down with buying booze or quirky gifts for your loved ones this holiday season, the city's bounty of holiday markets offer a nice selection of unique presents. Even better, most markets offer a selection ... More >>

Small Crowd Rallies on Central Park South to Draw Tourist Support on a Horse Carriage Ban

Michelle D. AndersonDonny Moss, documentary filmmaker, and Elizabeth Forel, president of CBHDC​"Grains or Pigeon Feces?" "Will a person die next?" Those were some of the questions a group of horse advocates and animal-rights activists wanted tourists and New York residents to contemplate last ... More >>

Will New York City Pedestrians Move for Bike Bells? We Find Out.

The video above portrays the technique of YouTube poster MCOTOMOSHIROI, who has discovered how to motivate slow walkers to get out of his way. As this is relevant to our interests, we decided to see if his method was as successful on the streets of Manhattan as it was in Japan. The "MCOTOMOSHIROI Ap ... More >>

Tower Heist: Stealing From the Rich to. . . Make a Funny Movie

Our 10 Best Museum Restaurants

Not long ago, the museum cafeteria was where you lunched on sad ham-and-cheese sandwiches while resting your weary feet after gallivanting through crowded exhibits. No more. New York City boasts not only some of the best museums in the world, but also some of the top museum eateries, offering up e ... More >>

Fashion Has Discovered the Truck

​The truck, long a symbol of power, class, and style, has been discovered by a new group of forward thinkers and taste-makers. The truck has been discovered by fashion! Remember when things were sold in stationary buildings, and sometimes online, once the Internet was born? Now things are sold ... More >>

Summer, We're Over You: 8 Reasons to Look Forward to Winter

viaYeah, you wish. ​Listen, we (that is, Jen) loves summer. But maybe not everyone does. And because it's our dear intern Esther's last day, we're letting her sound off on the subject. Let the summer-hating commence! It's August, and it has been for two weeks now. Summer is almost over. We ma ... More >>

Robert Darling Panhandles for a Wife

​They say beggars can't be choosers, but one man refuses to accept the age old wisdom. Robert Darling commutes to Manhattan from his New Jersey apartment twice a week to look for a bride, but he won't marry just anyone; his future wife has to be loaded. He dons a cardboard sign that reads, "Hi ... More >>

Smurfs Week Declared in New York City. Really.

​Monday marks a long-awaited moment in New York City history: The start of Smurfs Week. Yes. City officials announced it yesterday, and it is so. The Smurfs are taking on the "ambassadorial role" once held by Sesame Street characters and Dora the Explorer! The ostensible purpose of this market ... More >>

Borders' Demise: What Does It Mean for New York's Independent Bookstores?

​Yesterday, the Columbus Circle Borders hosted its last event: a well-attended reading from Hair: The Story of the Show that Defined a Generation, followed by cast performances. A young boy sitting toward the back had his nose stuck in a graphic novel (paper, not digital) through almost the wh ... More >>

NYC Potterheads Have Been Waiting Six Days Outside For Final Harry Potter Premiere

Esther Zuckerman​A group of six girls have become the celebrities within the encampment of Harry Potter fans awaiting tonight's premiere of the final film, across the street from Lincoln Center in Manhattan. They do not go to Hogwarts -- in fact, they hail from Florida, New Jersey and upstate ... More >>

Dr. Oz Giving Away Free Cab Rides From 4 to 6 Today

​Stations have resisted putting anything that they want to do well up against The Oprah Winfrey Show because, well -- Oprah always wins. But since Oprah's last show yesterday, networks are scrambling to hold the attention of one of the largest audiences in the country. Dr. Oz, a friend of Opra ... More >>

Make Marc Murphy's Spaghetti all Carbonara, from Landmarc

Landmarc's Spaghetti alla Carbonara​What do you crave at 1 in the morning? If you're Marc Murphy of the Landmarc restaurants (in Tribeca and Columbus Circle), it's pasta. Murphy serves his Spaghetti alla Carbonara until 2 a.m., and it's on special on Tuesday nights. He shares the recipe for it ... More >>

Map Quest: The Restrooms of Central Park Southwest

​I should probably mention that I've been cross-referencing different sources to figure out which restrooms to scope out in the city. There's Nyrestroom.com, Thebathroomdiaries.com, and, for this week's big bathroom occasion, I used Centralparknyc.org, the official website of Central Park, to ... More >>

Zuckerman Unbound! Mort for Senate!

It's hard to believe we could really get this lucky, but if Mort Zuckerman really wants to run for the Clinton/Gillibrand senate seat there's an entire regiment of former Daily News reporters who might well cover the race for free. As one of those who labored in Zuckerman's vineyard, I say: Run Mort ... More >>

New York's Community-Labor Divide

A nasty split as the Council finally bucks the mayor

Lil Wayne Pleads Guilty, Expected to Serve 1 Year in Prison

​Some people were wondering if rapper Lil Wayne would attempt to block DNA evidence in his weapons possession trial. The point is moot now as Lil Wayne has pleaded out and is expected to be sent to prison for a year. He copped to the remaining charge, second-degree attempted weapon possession, ... More >>

Under Review: Sietsema at Quinto Quarto

This week in the Voice, Our Man Sietsema gets transported to Rome at Quinto Quarto. Pete Wells loosens his grip on his precious stars to award two to Saul Bolton's eponymous restaurant in Brooklyn, despite his nostalgia for the original 1999 menu. [NY Times] Adam Platt finds that "the more ambitio ... More >>

The Early Word: Tripie Crepe Cart

A savory crepe with cheese, fried egg and mushrooms​ Tripie Crepe Cart launched earlier this summer up at Columbus Circle, but, as reported by Midtown Lunch, was harassed by an overzealous police sergeant and forced to move down to Astor Place. The small cart offers some unorthodox (and ama ... More >>

Possibly 4th Street 21: Annuals

Even at the Ecofest, Shopping Is a Natural Reaction

Manoel de Oliveira: Man of the Century

BAM celebrates 100 years of a Portuguese master

Cloverfield Is One Giant, Incredibly Entertaining ‘Screw You!’ to Yuppie New York

Cloverfield Is One Giant, Incredibly Entertaining ‘Screw You!’ to Yuppie New York

Public Space Is the Place

Hypnotic Brass Ensemble's brotherly love invades a square or circle near you

101 Ways to Protest on the Iraq War's 4th Anniversary

Stump the Trump

The Donald crows about a big tower for Soho. Activists would like to shut him up.

Pirates Target Union Square

Trader Joe's set to open shop

Bike the Strike: Tips, Pools, Etc.

Strike : More Room for Cars, But Bike Pools Still On

Dems Debate: They're All Winners in the Spin Room

Win One for the Gyppers

With a strong push from city hall, MTA moves the ball for the Jets

Streets of Rage

How George Bush and his Republicans mobilized half a million people

Stand Up and Be Counted: Marching to Defend Democracy

New York Rally Shows Mainstream Opposition to War

But Will Bush Hear the Message?

Don't Fence Them In

NYC Peace Activists Vow to Face Down Bush's War

Anti-WEF Protest in New York City

A Field Guide

The Towers Tomorrow

A City of Spires Searches for Its Next Skyline

Working-Class Heroes

Towering Losses, Towering Deeds

Touring the Jazz Museum

JVC 2000 Looks Backward

Breaking Down Prison Walls

An Organizer Takes His Street Movement to Albany

Ticket to Tomorrow

Now Arriving at Penn Station, an Era of High-Tech Building

Freedom Fighters

An Unlikely Group of Prisoners' Relatives Battles the Rockefeller Drug Laws

History at Its Source

'Nice Jewish Ladies Rampaged Through the City'